#515218#515218

#515218 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.078 H 110.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515218
RGB	rgb(81, 82, 24)
HSL	hsl(61, 55%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(61, 71%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 70.7%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.67, -8.83, 32.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.67, 33.75, 105.16°)
OKLab	oklab(42.51% -0.0271 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(42.51% 0.078 110.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5757, 7.8500, 2.0328)
Luminance	0.0785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515218 #191852

analogous

#523618 #515218 #345218

triadic

#515218 #185152 #521851

tetradic

#515218 #185236 #191852 #521834

square

#515218 #185236 #191852 #521834

split-complementary

#515218 #183452 #361852

monochromatic

#171807 #22230A #515218 #808126 #AFB134

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#515218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#515218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515218

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515218	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E10

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59501C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574D46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 82, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.078 110.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848258',
    500: '#515218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515218;
$custom-light: #848258;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.034,
    "s": 54.717,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42514,
    "c": 0.07839,
    "h": 110.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515218

secondary

#3E3D89

accent

#4ADE4C

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515218

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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